Labour must offer "solutions" to voters' problems if it is to be seen as an "effective party of government", ex-Home Secretary Lord Reid has said.

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Former home secretary Lord Reid, chairman of the Institute for Security and Resilience Studies at University College London, said checks should take place continuously, not just after an incident.

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Note, for example, the letter in today's Times newspaper supporting the government's position, signed by Lord Reid, the former Labour home secretary, and Lord West, the former Labour security minister.

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